Organization | • | Illinois Department of Employment Security | [X] |  
  | | 1: |  | Title:   |  |   |  |   | Volume/Number:   | 2021 October 21 |   |  |   | Issuing Agency:   |  |   |  |   | Description:   | Press Release: The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate fell -0.2 percentage point to 6.8 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by +9,300, in September, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and released by IDES. The August monthly change in payrolls was revised from the preliminary report, from +2,500 to +7,400 jobs. The August unemployment rate was unchanged from the preliminary report, remaining at 7.0 percent. |   |  |   | Date Created:   | 10-21-2021 |   |  |   | Agency ID:   |  |   |  |   | ISL ID:   | 000000100411   Original UID: 206452 FIRST WORD: Statewide |   |  
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